Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory
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Coordinates: 40°46′20″N 48°35′04″E / 40.77222°N 48.58444°E
| Nasīr al-Dīn al-Tūsī Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory | |
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 Panoramic view of the Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory
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| Organization | National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan |
| Data sources | 2 m Carl Zeiss Jena reflector AZT-8 photoelectric telescope AST-452 meniscus telescope Zeiss-600 telescope |
| Data products | Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Circular of the Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory |
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Website
http://www.shao.az/ |
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The Nasīr al-Dīn al-Tūsī Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory (Azerbaijani: Nəsirəddin Tusi adına Şamaxı Astrofizika Rəsədxanası) is located in Shamakhi, Azerbaijan, on the northern-eastern slope of the Pirqulu mountain, at an altitude of 1,435 m. Construction of the observatory began in 1958 in then Azerbaijan SSR and officially opened on January 13, 1960.[1]
During the Soviet period, the observatory measured the light polarization of Comet d'Arrest.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Brief History". Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory. Archived from the original on 2008-05-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20080525074423/http://www.shao.az/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=8. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ (Russian) Бронштэн, В.А.. "Появления комет в 1976 г". Астрономический календарь 1978 г.. http://citadel.pioner-samara.ru/distance/1976come.html. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
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